American - funny, Russian - unfriendly: how foreigners perceive accents of English
Many Americans worry about how they sound when traveling abroad, Travel+Leasure writes, according to a new study. But they shouldn’t worry - most often the American accent is perceived as friendly, unlike the Russian one. Although, for example, in Italy the accent of the residents...
Powerful earthquake in Turkey: 22 dead, dozens of people under the rubble
Authorities said at least 22 people were killed and more than 6,8 were injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey, the BBC reports. The source of an earthquake with a magnitude of 6,7 was located in the area of the city of Sivridge in the province of Elazig at a depth of XNUMX km. ...
34 U.S. military injured in Iranian shelling
The Pentagon said that as a result of Iran's shelling of US military bases, 34 American troops in Iraq received head injuries of varying severity, the BBC reports. US Department of Defense spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told reporters that eight of the victims were sent for treatment in ...
Virus from China: a woman from the epicenter of the epidemic 'tricked' at the airport
The Chinese Embassy in Paris has found a woman from Wuhan, located in the Chinese province that is currently the epicenter of the deadly virus. The woman boasted that she was taking medication to undergo health checks at the airport, the BBC writes. On the social network, she ...
In Australia, a fire plane crashed with Americans on board
Three Americans were killed in a fire plane crash in Australia. Writes about this BBC. A large transport aircraft and crew disappeared in the south of New South Wales at 12:30 pm on January 23 local time (21:30 on January 22 New York time). The cause of the disaster has not yet ...
WHO convenes emergency meeting over Chinese virus: what is known about the disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) will convene an emergency meeting of the emergency committee on January 22 due to the danger of a large-scale epidemic of the deadly coronavirus 2019-nCoV from China. This was stated in a WHO press release, writes Obozrevatel. “The committee will meet on Wednesday 22 January in Geneva (Switzerland) to determine...
'Fragile, handle with care': expert forecasts on the global economy for 2020
Strategic uncertainty is a major feature of the year that has just begun. This is stated in the forecast published shortly before the meeting of the World Economic Forum. It is due to take place next week in Davos (Switzerland). The Voice of America writes about this. This is what they expect from the world...
A new virus from China can infect people around the world
The number of people infected with the mysterious virus that has emerged in China far exceeds official figures. Writes about this BBC. Laboratory confirmed 45 cases of the disease, but, according to British experts, this figure is close to 1700. It is known that in December, two people died from ...
Relieved: tourists arrested for desecrating world famous landmarks
On January 14, a group of six tourists desecrated the Machu Picchu landmark in Peru. The police said they would be deported. Writes about this Fox News. The group was arrested after being accused of damaging part of one of the most visited tourist attractions ...
Washington and Beijing agree: the USA excludes China from the list of currency manipulators
The US Treasury Department reversed its decision to recognize China as a currency manipulator, which was made in August 2019. Writes about this "New Time". This is stated in the report of the department to Congress on the macroeconomic and monetary policy of the main US trading partners. IN…